Man, I'm having a cruddy hair day today, it's just aweful!    No kidding.  I used ABBA complete shampoo, no conditioner, maybe that's why.  I was under the impression that this stuff was like a 2 in 1 deal, maybe it's not.  Hmmm.  It says ABBA one step complete shampoo on it, come to think of it, it doesn't mention a thing about conditioning, oh well!     I did follow up with K's LIS as usual though, so the ends should still be somewhat moisturized and protected.  Speaking of ends, I'm starting to bum.  I'm beginning to find a few splits here and there, I was *really* trying to go withough trimming for a while yet.  I was hoping to at least reach 26" before having to hack some off.  Maybe I should just deal with it and get it done.  I think I will.  New hair makes everything better.    I want to measure before doing that, however.

I haven't had a chance to start on my new book yet, I thought I may have time over the weekend, but it was far to hectic.  Hopefully sometime soon so I can buy another new one.  I'm addicted to books!

I've been taking, or should I say making more time for things like drawing and painting in my life, it's such a wonderful outlet.  I used to do it all the time when I was a teenager, but then real life took over and it all got pushed aside.  I missed doing it and forgot how much I loved it, I'm so glad I'm making time for it in my life again.  Not that I'm any good, that doesn't matter in the least, it's just that it's a way to help release sorrow, stress, anger, whatever, that's what matters.  I love getting lost in the colors.

I haven't heard much more new news on my SIL and the baby, she still doesn't believe that it's a girl hiding inside of her, she's pretty adamant that it's a boy.  This will be interesting to find out if her motherly instincts are right!  I *still* need to come up with an idea for the shower, I think I'll post it in Letting Your Hair Down to get some ideas.  Couldn't hurt, right?

I don't wanna cut my hair again! 

Last night I watched movie about the life of Betty Page, it was really interesting.  I never knew that she was actually a very religious southern girl, I guess from her pictures I could never tell!  Great story though.

Okay, I'm going to post to see if I can gather some input and ideas for the shower.

Peace!

Oh, thank you, you both help to put my mind at ease.  That's odd that we would shed in the fall, isn't it?  Go figure!

I did a clarifying wash this morning using Pantene Purity, followed up with an ACVR & then with Pantene Classic Clean conditioner.  I had to use regular white vinegar, so I guess it was just a "VR", not an "ACVR"  , whatever!  Somebody needs to slap me around a little because I've been bad with using my hairdryer on the heat setting *ducks*, no wonder I'm finding split ends.  It just seems to take forever to dry anymore and I guess my impatience was winning me over.  I've even been waking up a half hour earlier to allow my hair more air dry time, it's just when it comes down to crunch time & I'm ready to leave and my hair still is mostly damp that I give in and grab the dryer.  I do keep the cool button in for most of it, but it's still NO GOOD!!  I've got to cut it out *slap, slap, slap*!

I really, really don't want to have to cut my hair again (I think I've mentioned this earlier  ) so I'm trying to convince myself to push it just to see how long my hair can get, then trim it.  But maybe I'll be more heartbroken that way?  Aaargh!  I should just do it, get a nip now and keep things from getting worse.  Yes, that's what I have to do.  Besides, a fresh haircut always puts a new spin on things for me, so it'll be good all around.  There, done, decided. 

I have to say that I absolutely *love* this time of year, the leaves are just getting to their peak in color, it is just soooooo pretty.  I love the smell of autumn, too, it's so crisp and earthy, unmatched by any other.  I am so fortunate to live in an area that showcases such beauty, I just wish it wasn't such a short lived season.  Oh well, beautiful all the same!

That's about it, I guess I'll look for my hairdresser's phone # and finally schedule that trim.

Oh man, what a weekend....not necessarily in a good way, unfortunately.  Friday and saturday were total 'workaholic-wedding days' as usual, by the end of saturday I had developed a pretty decent thumping headache, it was still manageable at this point.  By the time I made it home and fixed something to eat it had grown into a full blown migraine, oh god how I hate those, they are soooo painful!  It became impossible for me to open my left eye, the light, albeit overcast, was entirely too much for it too handle, then came the nausea to join the party.  Why not?!  Needless to say, I wasn't able to eat or enjoy any of my food that I was so very hungry for, at only 6:00 I had to retire to bed with bags of ice on the top and underside of my head and a towel over my face to keep any light out.  I was just praying to fall asleep, unconsiousness would have been such a blessing, but it seemed that each time I started to doze that some moron in the woods would fire his gun off, causing the dog to bark and me to wake up in pain again.  After refreshing my ice bags and relieving my nausea (ew) a few times, I did finally manage to pass out somewhere around midnight, thank god!  The pain was just getting to be too much.  I woke up in the wee hours of the morning again to find that the migraine had mostly passed, oh sweet relief!  I was very ginger all day sunday so as not to do anything to trigger it off again, I dread them so so much!! 

The rest of the day sunday, yesterday, my head felt okay, but I on the other hand did not feel okay.  I felt dizzy, weak and rubbery, so again I spent most of the day in bed getting some much needed rest.  I'm feeling mostly back to normal again today, yay!    So hopefully all is back to normal.

To start my day off, my computer gave me a good scare, actually I'm still not really sure what's going on with it.  I came in to work and one of the first things I do it turn my computer on, except this morning it was acting totally dead, I could not get it to power up.  Over and over again I tried and nothing, I was really panicking because everything that's important to my business is stored on this thing, and stupid me never bothered to back any of it up.  You can be sure that I'll be doing that from now on.  Anyhow, after getting really upset and frantically pushing the power button over and over again I finally heard the start up chime, and on it came.  I was so relieved!  After checking a few things to make sure that everything was there my husband suggested shutting it down to see if it would restart again.  So I did, and it didn't.    Over & over I tried to power it up with no luck, I know that there are quick keys and different things to try, but I don't have my manuals here with me and didn't know them.  I gave up for a few hours before trying again, then after once again pushing the start button repeatedly it finally came on, this time I wasn't about to shut it back off again before doing some research.  I made a point to find out the different methods and quick keys so I can try them if this happens again, which I'm sure it will.    I won't do this befoe backing up all of my important info to cd though, scary lesson learned!

Thank you for those smacks, Angel, I needed that.  I'm proud to say that this morning I went 100% hairdryer-less.    I took your advice and let it down to dry, now matter how long it took, and since I'm back on a 2-in-1 it didn't take all that long.  I have been using Pantene's Moisturizing 2-in-1 for the past few days, I stopped at the drug store over the weekend for something totally unrelated & saw that it was on sale, I couldn't resist, so I bought it even though technically I didn't really "need" it.  But who's getting technical here?    I spritzed on some K's LIS and then used a bit of aloe gel in my bangs & in lieu of the hair dryer I just rolled them around the round brush a few times to help shape them a bit.  It worked alright, I can't really complain.  If anything my hair is just a little bit on the limp side, but so what, I can live with that.  I have not yet contacted my hairdresser to set an appointment, I am still reluctant, but I know that I need to and eventually I will.   

I'm off to do some more research on this computer problem thing....and to back up my important stuff!  Later.

Wow, 11 days since an update, sorry!  I guess I haven't had much worth journaling...until now.  And it's not necessarily a good thing.   

First let me start by saying that I have not made an appointment with my hairdresser yet, I've been S & D-ing and felt like I could hold off for a while yet, the only thing that really needed a good trim were my bangs...notice I used the past tense in that phrase.  Yesterday morning after getting out of the shower and combing my hair, I noticed that when combed straight my bangs came down to my upper lip.  This would be great if I was trying to grow them, but I still want to keep them, which meant that they were just too long.  I decided that I could take matters into my own hands, I've done it before, so I'll do it one more time.  I've studied my hairdresser as she's done it and it didn't look too difficult, she combs them this way, clips 'em that way, razors these this long, and those that long.  Easy, right?  I took my best shot, using the razor comb that I had bought quite a while ago & it looked pretty good while it was still wet....then they dried.  Eeek!  I went a *little* too short, whoops!    It's nothing devastating, they'll grow & be too long again in no time, I just have to look a little silly for a while, life goes on. 

Besides that little incident, nothing has changed in my routine, well not really.  I got a little crazy yesterday & used my husband's VO5 instead of my usual Pantene, the results weren't totally horrible, but not really great, or even good.  I don't think I'll be doing that anymore.  I'm still using K's LIS, it's really great stuff, in fact, I just killed off my first bottle's worth of it, time to mix out a new batch.

I finally started my new book, I don't think I've mentioned that yet...sorry if I did!  I try to read a few pages at night before falling asleep, and again in the morning if I have time.  I'm a little less than half way through, I'm really enjoying it so far.  It's not really exciting, scary or a thriller, nothing like that, it the real life memoires of a gay man who got caught up in the world of advertising and fell into the trap of drugs and alcohol.  He only goes to rehab to keep from losing his job, not thinking that he really had a problem, only to learn how bad his addiction really is while he's there.  The book of his that I read last dealt more with his childhood into his late teen years, this one picks up in his mid-twenties.  I think I'm going to stick to his writings for a while before moving on to another author.

Wednesday night was spent helping my SIL by getting some of her baby furniture put together.  My husband, my FIL, the father to be and I were on the job.   We got 2 out of 3 pieces together, I was ready to keep going but all the guys pooped out on me.  Figures!  Men, they just have no "stick-to-it-tivness", do they?  As for my SIL, she's looking and feeling great, her belly really grew and dropped since I saw her last.  We're all having our doubts that she'll even make it to Christmas at this rate, but that's not up to us to decide.  Her baby shower is next saturday, and yes I finally came up with the favor ideas.  I took mini hand lotions in pretty little tubes & wrapped them up in a silky nylon wrap, then glued little sprigs of silk hydrangea florets onto them in colors of sage and lavender.  We two baskets filled up with them, I'm going to decorate those up too, and people can just pull one out to keep.  My MIL & I worked on them, they look really pretty I must say.    Now I just need to think of a dessert and centerpieces to make and take.  I love being able to do this for her.

Oh, did I mention that I've been having this strong urge to cut my hair?  I didn't?  Hmph, well I have.  I'm doing my best to ignore it, but I'm getting these urges to go above shoulder length...way above....someone needs to talk me out of this, and soon!!!  I go through these phases every so often, like once a year, usually it passes but not always!

Okay, I've got a wedding to get started on, I'm hoping that it turns out to be a slow day so I can get lots of work done on it.  Then I won't have to stay all night!